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A study of more than 300,000 women over a five-year period found an emergency Caesarean delivery was associated with the highest risk of severe bleeding following childbirth. Other risk factors for severe hemorrhage include elective Caesarean delivery, being over 40, having multiple pregnancies and being of southeast Asian ethnicity, the researchers said.

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Emergency Caesarean delivery poses the highest risk for severe hemorrhage during or following childbirth, according to Norwegian report that examined data on more than 307,000 births over five years. The report also cites blood-clotting disorders, elective Caesarean delivery and multiple pregnancies as risk factors. Severe hemorrhage is defined as needing a blood transfusion or losing more than three pints of blood.

A study of more than 300,000 women over a five-year period found an emergency Caesarean delivery was associated with the highest risk of severe bleeding following childbirth. Other risk factors for severe hemorrhage include elective Caesarean delivery, being over 40, having multiple pregnancies and being of southeast Asian ethnicity, the researchers said.